Lovers Rock

Screens with short film 'Mandem' (2020)

Steve McQueen | United Kingdom | 2020 | MA15+

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Sat 9 Apr 2022

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Steve McQueen's tale of budding romance at an ecstatic house party in the 1980s is a loving ode to West Indian Londoners of that era.

The second installment of acclaimed director Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ anthology is a beautifully realised fable of young love and music at a house party in the 1980s and a collective reimagining of a time and place very precious to West Indian Londoners. Employing an unforgettable soundtrack and a unique visual style, the film serves as an ode to the romantic reggae genre ‘Lovers Rock’ and the youth who found freedom in its sound.

Format: DCP

Language: English

Source: Turbine Studios

Runtime: 70 min

When

Sat 9 Apr 2022

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Event duration

70 mins

Rating

MA15+

Tickets

FREE (bookings required)

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Where

Cinema 2 , Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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Lovers Rock party

DJs Housewife's Choice will be in the building to celebrate the midpoint in our BFI season with a party on Saturday 9 April from 6.30pm. Join us before and after screenings of ear for eye and Lovers Rock for a drink at the bar along with some reggae and dancehall beats.

Screens with

Mandem

Two drug dealers make their way around London, going about their usual business. Their interactions with people from all walks of life offer up a hilarious and somewhat unexpected portrait on the lives of Londoners from across the city. Expect belly laughs and a curious exchange that has become the signature of director John Ogunmuyiwa’s work.

John Ogunmuyiwa | 2020 | United Kingdom | English | 10 min